Economy

New Orleans Public Housing

New Orleans: Reflections on the Week That Was New Orleans: Reflections on the Week That Was

On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, residents reflect on the changes of the last decade.

Sep 4, 2015 / Roberta Brandes Gratz

Why, at Least Today, We Should Cheer Tom Brady

Why, at Least Today, We Should Cheer Tom Brady Why, at Least Today, We Should Cheer Tom Brady

Even if the New England Patriots and Tom Brady turn your stomach, anyone who believes in the labor movement should applaud the team’s victory over Roger Goodell.

Sep 4, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Grocery store

One Novel Way to Bring Healthcare to Poor Neighborhoods One Novel Way to Bring Healthcare to Poor Neighborhoods

What if health services moved into places people already go?

Sep 4, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky

TechCrunch

Age of the Unicorn: How the Fed Tried to Fix the Recession, and Created the Tech Bubble Age of the Unicorn: How the Fed Tried to Fix the Recession, and Created the Tech Bubble

The number of “unicorn” tech companies is increasing dramatically—but the bubble will burst eventually.

Sep 3, 2015 / Doug Henwood

Prison Fence

Why a Criminal Record Shouldn’t Disqualify Someone From Public Assistance Why a Criminal Record Shouldn’t Disqualify Someone From Public Assistance

No one should go hungry for a crime that they have already served time for.

Sep 2, 2015 / Rosie Flores

Greenhouse Gases

Fossil-Fuel Executives Are Making Obscene Amounts of Money for Wrecking the Planet—and Their Own Companies Fossil-Fuel Executives Are Making Obscene Amounts of Money for Wrecking the Planet—and Their Own Companies

The kings of Big Coal are making off with millions, while their industry collapses.

Sep 2, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Memo to Fed: Don’t Raise Interest Rates

Memo to Fed: Don’t Raise Interest Rates Memo to Fed: Don’t Raise Interest Rates

The Fed needs to stop worrying about stemming inflation that doesn’t exist and keep the focus on the jobs we need.

Sep 1, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Trailer for ‘Concussion’ Should Give Roger Goodell Night Sweats

The Trailer for ‘Concussion’ Should Give Roger Goodell Night Sweats The Trailer for ‘Concussion’ Should Give Roger Goodell Night Sweats

The forthcoming film Concussion, starring Will Smith, is coming for the NFL.

Aug 31, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Students Protest BLM

What a Band of 20th-Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy What a Band of 20th-Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy

On the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking history, Hammer and Hoe, author Robin D.G. Kelley discusses the lessons Alabama’s forgotten black communists can offer today’s activis...

Aug 31, 2015 / Sarah Jaffe

This Labor Ruling Could Give a Big Boost to the Fight For 15

This Labor Ruling Could Give a Big Boost to the Fight For 15 This Labor Ruling Could Give a Big Boost to the Fight For 15

The National Labor Relations Board just gave “outsourced” workers a new tool to hold employers accountable.

Aug 31, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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